Hundreds of volunteers help crews tackling Turkey wildfires

A Turkish volunteer runs as they head to fight wildfires in Turgut village (AP)

Hundreds of volunteers have joined efforts to contain blazes that have swept through forests in Turkey’s southern and south-western coasts, fuelled by a summer heatwave, low humidity and strong winds.

The fires, described as Turkey’s worst in living memory, have so far killed eight people, including a volunteer who was carrying drinking water and other refreshments to firefighters in Marmaris.